Village of Lewiston works to ensure concert safety

by jmaloni

Sat, Jun 11th 2011 01:10 am

by Joshua Maloni

Village of Lewiston
officials met Wednesday to discuss recent changes in municipal law. Parking is
now limited on Tuesday nights so as to not obstruct private lots. Traffic will
be redirected so as to better accommodate patrons exiting the "Tuesday in the
Park" series at Artpark.

Patrons and onlookers can
expect the following on Tuesdays:

•No parking on Fourth
Street (Tuscarora-Oneida streets) after 3 p.m.

•One-way parking on most
side streets.

•Two exit lanes on South
Fourth Street after each concert. The left lane will direct traffic to River
Road and then to Pletcher Road and the Robert Moses Parkway. The right lane
will lead back to Center Street.

•A new Seneca Street exit
ramp (to the parkway) for guests parking at the upper plateau.

"We're looking forward to a
good season. We hope these changes will help," said Deputy Mayor Bruce
Sutherland.

Signs will be posted
indicating which streets and lots are affected.

Lewiston Police Chief Chris
Salada said his force will be accompanied by officers from the State Police,
Parks Police, Niagara County Sheriff's Office, Niagara County Auxiliary Police
and Border Patrol. This will enable more crowd control.

"We're going to have some
extra manpower," he said. "We're going to set the tone."

Police will be looking for
excessive noise, disorderly conduct, tailgating and open containers (alcohol).

Salada (middle) and Sutherland (right) are pictured with Department of
Public Works Superintendent Bryan Meigs.